Highest paid player at every Premier League club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Erling Haaland of Manchester City leads on £450,000 a week. At the other end, Coventry City pays its own best paid player, Frank Onyeka, £40,000 — a gap of 11×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly wage of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly bill, among clubs where we hold at least 8 wages
Every club's top earner
All 20 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | WAGES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  | Erling Haaland | £450,000 | £23,400,000 | 24 | ST | £4.3m | 64/65 | 10% |
| 02 |  | Virgil van Dijk | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 34 | D C | £3.8m | 82/82 | 9% |
| 03 |  | Bukayo Saka | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | 23 | AM RL | £4m | 46/46 | 8% |
| 04 |  | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | £3.4m | 68/68 | 9% |
| 05 |  | Reece James | £250,000 | £13,000,000 | 25 | D RC, DM | £3.4m | 75/77 | 7% |
| 06 |  | Xavi Simons | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 22 | AM RLC | £3.2m | 82/82 | 6% |
| 07 |  | Jordan Pickford | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 31 | GK | £1.7m | 64/64 | 11% |
| 08 |  | Emiliano Martínez | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 32 | GK | £2.2m | 76/77 | 7% |
| 09 |  | Morgan Gibbs-White | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 25 | AM RC | £2m | 73/74 | 8% |
| 10 |  | Joachim Andersen | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 29 | D C | £1.3m | 64/65 | 11% |
| 11 |  | Nick Woltemade | £135,000 | £7,020,000 | 23 | AM/F C | £1.6m | 82/82 | 8% |
| 12 |  | Yeremy Pino | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 22 | AM RLC | £1.6m | 80/80 | 7% |
| 13 |  | Pascal Groß | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 34 | DM, AM C | £1.2m | 75/75 | 9% |
| 14 |  | Granit Xhaka | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 32 | DM | £1.2m | 65/66 | 10% |
| 15 |  | Tarik Muharemović | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 22 | D C | £1.5m | 73/73 | 7% |
| 16 |  | Justin Kluivert | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 26 | AM RLC | £1.3m | 62/62 | 7% |
| 17 |  | Chuba Akpom | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 29 | AM/F C | £935k | 79/79 | 9% |
| 18 |  | Matthew Targett | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 29 | D/WB L | £440k | 63/63 | 18% |
| 19 |  | Dango Ouattara | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | £1.2m | 73/73 | 7% |
| 20 |  | Frank Onyeka | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 27 | DM | £454k | 53/54 | 9% |
Frequently asked questions
Premier League club top earners
Which Premier League club pays the biggest single wage?
Manchester City. Erling Haaland earns £450,000 per week there, £23,400,000 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Premier League club has the lowest paid top earner?
Coventry City, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Frank Onyeka on £40,000 per week. Manchester City pays 11 times that for its own top earner.
Which Premier League club leans hardest on one player?
Hull City. Matthew Targett takes 18% of the £440,035 a week the club pays across the 63 squad members we hold a wage for.
How many Premier League clubs are on this list?
All 20 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.